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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-16
FEEDING LIVESTOCK,
The Most Profitable Method Of Dispos
of Corn and Other Grain.

The Most Profitable Method OF Disposlnl
of Corn and Other Grztn.
The best methods for raising corr,
wheat, potatoes, ETC., are taken up BY
the writers and discussed at length
Now after we have raised these crops
then we are at a loss how to dispose d
them to derive the most benefit Oh
course there is only one way to dispose
Of wheat and potatoes. and that Is 70
sell them. But the corn crop can 3
turned into money in two ways; one I
to sell it, and the other to feed to stock
and to go back to the subject does
feeding stock pay? / win venture 70
say yes, if managed right. ! say !
will pay if we get no more than market
price for the corn, as the benefit Of the
manure is a good deal more than some
think it to be, and not only that, but 7
is quite chore to haul corn to market,
unless one is close to it.
By my own experience I find that u
will as a general thing pay to feed corn
to hogs, as have made tests that SHOW
that hogs at 4 cents per pound WIN Pc,
40 cents per bushel for the corn ana !,
these were just common hogs, ana =
the hogs had been better stock tney
would have paid more than 40 cents 2!
the corn. Now / have noticed .nas
hogs and corn are about always on lnls
basis. When corn is from 80 % ~ eea's
per bushel, hogs are from 8 to cens
per pound, and such being the case v
see it will pay to feed corn to hogs sna
might add here that young hogs W.
pay better than older ones as it = eas's.
to put on the first 100 pounds than "
second. The hogs which ! have 1es's'
weighed from $50 to 200 pounds.
As ] have had considerable expen
ence in feeding cattle ! say It VIII Pe1
market price, if not more, to feed ~
to cattle although / know there nav
been thousands of dollars lost ~ W
cattle business in the last few yess'
but they have been carelessly nanalss'
and think the day is passed TOT i IS,
ing cattle out doors with no proteca.'oss
from the storms, for we can not ANU
to keep up the animal heat with ieea, .
have tried feeding them in and om
the stable and although it takes h'o''
work in the stable I think It pays :.
Now to make it pay to feed corn
cattle we must have two or three pO -
in view: One is if we intend 70 ~ ~
cattle to feed for market we mus' ~ 81.
them so we shall receive VI per ~
dred pounds more than we .s
Another is that we must protec1 - Is.
from the cold and keep them conl' .s,s.
BILE, and another that we must use ~;
discretion in feeding them; thai y ~
we expect to put them on grass = 30 =
spring we must not feed too mucn s svsr
as therc will be too great achange, Nv i
corn to- grass and they will not "
well Cor. Ohio Farmer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

1Licofice culture is quite an indus
try at Florin, Sacramento County, Cal,
and is proving profitable business.
--Snails, shut in box with air, close
themselves in their shells, and live in a
dormant state for months, or years,
and revive in water at 72o.
"A Piute Indian was offered pound
of powder if he could eat five pounds of
boiled beef at one sitting, and he smiled
and wagged his jaws and devoured
eight pounds. He wanted more, but it
was poor day for beef.
An old skinfiint was looking for a
furnished room-"What will you charge
me for this one for weekp'' he asked.
Thirty francs" "rn give you twen-
ty-fve." mo, SIR" "Come, let me
have it for that; the days are so short
now. French Exchange.
Mrs. Ruth Smith, of Bridgeport,
Conn.,, dresses in blue silk, wears blue
spectacles, has her meals served on blue
glass dishes, and lives in a blue glass
room, which she has not left for more
than ten minutes at a time for eight
years Chicago Herald.
That's mighty fine frescoing,' re-
marked travelling man who with a
companion was visiting the Capitol in
Washington. Eyes. I wonder how
they got it up there" 80, it's prob
ably put on with ceiling wax" was the
reply, which severed lifelong friend
ship.-Merchaaat Traueler.
The progress in electric lighting
has been remarkable. In 1880 the CEN
sus man did not consider the invest
ment in this business Of sufficient i'm
portance to warrant him in collecting
the data. In the six years that have
since interviewed the progress has been
so rapid that the investment in its vari-
GUS branches is rising 800. 100000.
"A Canadian farmer near Luther was
awakened by persons prowling around
his house. He and his son arose and
fred shotguns at man they saw. He
ran and was joined by two men in q
sleigh. One of the horses hitched to
the sleigh cast q shoe. The farmer
picked it up, and by the aid of the black
smith who made it identified the prowl-
ers, who proved to be neighbors, and
who paid good sum to keep the thing
quiet.
1t is claimed that by a new process
whitewood can be made SO tough as to
require a cold chisel to split it. The
result is obtained by steaming the tim
Der and submitting it to end pressure,
technically ''upsetting" it, thus COM
pressing the cells and fbers into one
compact mass. tits the opinion of those
who have experimental with the process
that the wood can be compressed
seventy-five per cent, and that some
timber which is now considered unfit
for use in such work as carriage building
could be made valuable by this means.
Boston Budget.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-16
FARM AND FlREslnr

ariners VINO read the mana.
not often humbugged. fss y
Hard soap should be kent ],
place several weeks before MIN 4
will last much longer.
The great value Of the ,a;n:
pounds of pork sold each ves ,.oas
markets is derived from corn 0e
do not use cracked tl;shss. !.
sorb oils or fats from different ILL., liss y
food which renders them unwbols. 49,
Work done in season always IT,:
better results than when it Is post o,a : |
beyondit proper time, foritis tha psasa
to become fruitless task.
One who has given the me,h.a
trial says that an excellent { i. !,
Kidding animals office is todin ! -, ~ y
comb in kerosene frequently an
using it on the hide. 'a's
We are quite as likely to fi.a i.
better market for our products Il ~ N
increase of the home demand :. u
looking to foreign markets where ~
are selling more cheaply than Va ~ :,
afford. Farm. Field and Stockms. -
Nut culture is slowly, vet sp,sl,
gaining ground among fruit-erors,,
According to the Ansericas Gardsu Az
is no reason apparent why this shosll'
not in the near future become prolils
BILE industry. Nut trees Succeed ovs,
great range of country. n
Fried Chicken la Italienna. al
up a chicken. dip in a batter which h,.|
mixed in it chopped tomatoes mi
MON, thyme, parsley, pepper and sslt|
fry brown in plenty Of boiling larl
and serve with tomato sauce IN,
pile Courier-JournaI.
Fried Parsnips: Scraps and lsav,
in cold water for an hour, then sooi
half an hour in hot sailed water wiue
slice lengthwise, dip in melted butier
then in flour seasoned with sail and
pepper, and fry in boiling drippinc
Drain free of fat and dish--Raslss
Budget.
-Water-cresses: Wash well, pick "a
decayed leaves and leave in Ice water
until you are ready to eat them. They
should then be shaken free Of wet and
piled lightly in glass dish. Eat with
salt. They are piquaut appetizer on
sultry mornings and very wholesome
Exchange.
Small Sugar Cakes: One heapine
teacup of sugar, three-quarters Of ates.
cup of butter, one-quarter Of i teacur
of sweet milk, two eggs well beaten,
two teaspoonfuls of cream Of tsrtar and
one teaspoonful of soda dissolved IN hot
water. Use -four sufficient to enable YOU
to roll out the dough, one tablespoonful
OF salt, nutmeg and cinnamon to tassa.
Cut into round cakes and bake quickly.
Household.
The following preparation applied
to the surface will prevent any rustins
on plows or any other metal surfaces
Melt one ounce of resin in a gill Of LIN
seed oil, and when hot mix with two
quarts OF kerosense oil. This csa
be kept on hand and applied ia
a moment with brush or rag II
the metal surface Of any tool thaI
is not going to be used for few
days, preventing any rust, and saving
much vexation when the time comes Ii
use it again. st. Louis RepublieaA
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-16
THE sALMl ROCK.


Place In CeyIon Where an EVIL Heathen
Deity Is Propitiated.
Landing one afternoon for visit to
the Salmi Rock, we came to the remain
ing fort of the place-Fort Frederick
massive structure built by the Dutch
in 1875 to resist land attacks from the
interior, but now occupied by an armed
garrison of English heavy artillery,
writes a correspondent from Ceylon.
Passing through the fort and out to
the extreme point, we came to large,
rugged rock rising precipitously out of
the sea to height of nearly two hum
dred feet. It is known as Salmi Rock,
and the natives have tradition that it
is occupied by one of their evil deities,
to propitiate whom their Hindoo priest
holds sacred service on the rock
twice week. The Europeans here
know Of only one event that has oc-
CURED to make the rock memorable
since the first Dutch settlers arrived
here. The daughter Of one of the old
Dutch Governors fell in love with a
young Lieutenant stationed on a
Dutch man-of-war in the harbor. Her
irascible old father opposed their union
because the young Lieutenant had
nothing but his pay, and, in order to
separate them, ordered the man-of-war
to sea on long cruise. As the ship
sailed out of the harbor the young girl
went out to the rock, waved a last fare
well to her lover, and then threw her
self off into the sea and was drowned.
Fortunately, we got to the rock Just
as the service was about to begin. On
narrow ledge right over the sea stood
the priest, a fine-looking gray-headed
old fellow, who was attired in the
narrowest loin cloth I have yet seen.
Near to him, but clear of the rock, were
about fifty or sixty natives-the men at
tired very much like the priest, but the
women resplendent in skirts of MANY
colors and fairly loaded down with
gold and silver ornaments in nose and
ears and on arms. ankles and toes.
The priest was fairly surrounded with
load of fruits, flowers, rice and cocoa
nuts-the offerings of his congregation.
He commenced the service by ringing q
bell. Then, holding brass vessel, in
which was blazing fire, in his hand
before him, and apparently invoking
some spirit in it, he first threw some
slips Of paper over the face of the rock,
his congregation facing the sea, clasp
ing the hands in front of the body and
engaging in prayer. After this was
over the priest opened all of the cocoa
nuts, emptying the milk into brass
vessel.
Afterward he made final prayer in
regard to keeping the sea quiet so that
vessels could swim on it, and then COM
menced to throw part of the offerings
into the sea; first some flowers, then
some rice and finally some cocoanuts.
How they could reach the evil deity I
could not learn. During the praying
of the priest these poor natives looked
every bit as earnest and devout as any
of our congregations at home would
look during Divine service. Baltimers
Sun
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Hostess "a Boston lady)-.Can j
send you some of the soup, Mr.. Breezya''
Mr.. Breezy from Omaha)-s.A very
little, ma am; not over half dinner
full IN. Y. San.
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CHANCE opportunities make us inown
to others, and still more to ourselves
Roehefoacausd,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-29
a Mail Thief,

EVANSVILLE, IND, May 28.-At 0Tens-
boro, KY, the wholesale grocery ffm OF
Johnston & Co. sent q young clerk to the
postotlfce for the mail. few days ago
he foraat to remove the key from the
mail box and reported il lost. a few
days later the firm received letter from
q Livermore, Ky, merchant asking, fOr
. receipt for check for two
Thousand which they mad sent. Immedi-
ately following came more inqui-
ries for receipts, and an Investigation de
veloped the fact that the firm hsd been
Systematically robbed of sums aggregat-
ing $50, 900 II checks and cash, evidently
by whoever took the key that had been
left in the mail box by the careless clerk,
and with which he got sCcess 10 the
FIRMS mail
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-29
TIE CENTRAL ACCIDENT.
Particulars of the Freight Wreck FoU
Miles West of WaxahaChie.
SuocIal ~ tho Gszptte

Particulars of the Freight Wreck Four
miles West of Waxahachie.
Special to the Gazette.
WAXAHACHIE, TEX, May 28.-Yester-
day morning about O'Clock, freight
train on the Central Texas and North
western jumped the track about four
miles west of Wexshachie, near the creek,
the engine going first and taking about
ten empty stock cars with II. Mr.. Den
NJ McLamars, engineer was severe
" if not fatally cut about the
was bound for Midlothian with
OF cattle. The regular west bound pas
senger came 20 the wreck and returned
with the injured man TO WaXaaachie,
where his wounds were dressed by Dr.,
West, after which he was taken by special
engine and coach TO his home IN Corsi-
cana. When Mr.. McLamara was found
I'm the wreck, his throat being so badly
cut as 10 prevent him talking, he wrote on
81 envelope: my windpipe is cut IN two,
and my tongue; take me home," and
handed II to Mr.. W. F. Lewis. Upon
examination after his arrivslE the
fphysicien found large splinter ID his
throat, which was extracted, btt t5e
wounded man insisted that there Wes still
snother. At this writing the physicians
have Just started home with him and it
is not known whether the wound is
thought fatal or not. Is %
No cause hiss been assigned for t1esde-
rsilmert. The track and rosdbed are
said to be in good condition, and Mr..
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-29
GREENYLLLEo
Firemsn Return from McKinney-CoIorcC
Odd Fellows Picnic,

Fireman Return from McKinney-CoIorcd
Odd Fellows Picnic.
Special TO the Gazette.
GREENyILLE, TEX, May ga delega.
ton from the Dick Hubbard Fire Com
pany of Greenville, consisting of Frank
McElrath, John Cameron, Will Germany
and c. NJ. Seeph returned yesterday from
Mckinney, where they went st the invita-
ton of the fire company of that city to
attend the parade and festivities given by
Mckinney. Our boys were banqueted,
they reported, in royal style. They par
ticipated in a grand parade and attended
an elegant ball at night. They report q
day Of rare enjoyment and loudly praised
MCKinney's fire boys.
The colored Odd Fellows lodge Of this
city, numbering some forty members,
gave q picnic and parade here to-day.
They made fine display and were headed
by colored band from Bonham, which
made good music. a good many Colored
Odd Fellows from Mckinney were on hand
to take part in their anniversary celebr2-
ton.
The closing exercises of Mrs. Mamie
HsrrisOn's young ladies literary school
took place at the opera house tonight.
An elaborate, lengthy and varied pro-
gramme was rendered by the school to q
packed Greenville audience.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-29

OF increase were preserved for the next
forty years, Texas would contain popu-
lation of $50, 900, 900. or course this is i'm
possible, but it is within the domain of
reason and probability that the man now
in middle life will not pe an Old man
when the imperial state of Texas will
contain q population of 25,0OO,0 900 of peo-
pie.
The General gave the reporter some
further very interesting statistics, COM
piled from official data regarding the
INCREASE OF POPULATION
and taxable wealth IN twenty contiguous
counties in North Texas, from Dsllas,
north, to Red river, and west 20 the
Brazos. The population of this Gordon
of twenty counties was in 1870, 123, 900;
1880, SAC, 900; 1886, 712, coo. The taxable
wealth in these couusfes was in 1870,
s27,0OO,OOO; 1Ss0yz's71 900, 900; 1886,
sl56, 900, 900. !sSuch phenomenal develop
ment is unhesrd of in the history of the
world, and it is the part of wisdom for
st. Louis to cultivate the most cordial
social and commercial relations with this
imperial state, which can NAKED her the
imperial city of the continent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-29
LAREDO.
The Crazy Man Brought Back to the Cit
after a Desperate Struggle

The Crazy Man Brought Back to the City
After a Desperate Struggle.
Special to the Gazette.
LAREDO, TEX, May 28.-The train over
the Rio Grande and Eagle Pass Railway
arrived here at noon to-day with Game,
the escaped Iunatic, on board. He had
come back to this side after cutting his
brother and wandered into sec
ton camp last night where ne was con-
fined in g box car. When q train
passed here this morning the car was
opened and he made q break for liberty.
Two cowboys who were on the train pur,
sued him through the brush and finally
he fell in baranca, where he vas roped
and pulled out, securely bound aud
brought to Laredo, where he will
be kept until some DISPOSE
ton for his future keeping
is made. His brother, whom he stabbed,
will recover as his wounds are not so
severe as at first thought.
A Mexican by the name of Dias went
into house of ill-fame and purloined
about $3.50. He was afterwards arrested,
but the money. so far, has not been
recovered.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-29
FORT WORTH.
WHIT Pluck, Determination, Liberality,
G Public Spirit and Unity Have
Accomplished for the City,
| Splendid Compliment to the Place
Where the Panther laid Down
from the Central City.
Waco DaY.

hs4s .-~-t- Waco Day.
Ffhe Fort Worth GAZETTE came to the
front again yesterday with one of those
mammoth editions that have rendered
theFort and THE GAZETTE famous. On
tie first page is an outline plan of the
city OF Fort Worth and suburbs, and an
other map showing the railroad connec-
lions of the city and the territory reached
by THE GAZETTE on the day of publica-
ton. The progress Fort Worth has
made as railroad center is truly wonder
full. The first road Texas and Pacific
reached the town in 1876. The popula-
ton of Fort Worth was then 1900. At
the same time Waco had 9 population of
$780, In 1887 Fort Worth has seven
railroads, with the eighth and ninth To-
Gated, the tenth chartered, and claims a
population of $4,000, which the Day be-
lieves to be 5000 in excess OF the true
figures. But even conceding that
Fort Worth has grown from 1900 popu-
lsticn in 1876 to $4,000 in 1887, and
the record is one unparalleled in the
growth of Texas towns and only equalled
by such western cities Gs Minneapolis
and St. Paul, Omaha, Kansas City and
Los Angeles. For this magnificent
growth the people Of Fort Worth do not
owe thanks to anybody but themselves.
"Natural advantages" Jthst will-o'-the-
wisp that has lured so many promising
towns to stagnation) we're all against the
Fort. Pluck, determination, iberality,
public spirit and general pulling to-
gether nave made the splendid city OF
to-day. There can be no envy in con-
tempIsting such a spirit and progress,
fer 1t is too magnificent TO leave room for
such q petty sentiment as jealousy. One
can only hope that other towns will take
courage from the example of Fort Worth
aad emulate her efforts. Finally, it may
be said in sll truth that one or the most
potent factors in this grand development
has been THE GAZETTE. 1t has been the
light on the tower that attracted all eyes to
the Fort. Her business men have ever
sustained and kept it at high standard
al an outlay, in the past five years, OF
hundreds of thousands of dOllars-We
speak advisedly as to these fgures-and
right well has it repaid them. They
built up an agency that in return built
up Fort Worth and enhanced the re-
HuneraGiveness of other investments and
Interests in which they were concerned.
To-day il is paying institution and q
ifournal Of statewide influence. but If it
had never paid 8 cent it would neverthe-
less have been q lucrative investment for
It's community. Waco, which has bright
prospects for becoming large and pros
porous city (if her people arc true to
their opportunities can afford TO congrat-
Ulate the Fort and nope her shadow may
never grow less.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-29
PARIS.
An EIopement Spoiied-A Row IN Which a
Negro 10 Stabbed.

NcBEO 10
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, May 28.-What promised
to be a rather romantic affair in society
here to-day was cut short from reality
into a dream of disappointment of two
young lovers by the father of the girl.
The young people are very popular in
their society circles, their names being
Miss Laura CUTLERY and Sterling Ingram,
aged about sixteen and twenty one. The
father was opposed TO the union on
account of his daughters age. He sus-
pected that love was growing strong
between them, and that their inten-
tions we're to run away to the
Nation. he was not far from
right, for the young man had engaged
teams from livery stable and mad two
or three other couples who were going to
take flight last Sunday night, but when
he called after tie would-be bride for her
to 60 to church, the fathers suspicious
were so aroused that they were going to
run away, that he followed them TO
church and thereby broke up the scheme
of the young couple. Not to be
outdone, they planned for next Sunday
night to make their escape from the ever
WatChtul father, but for some months the
grandmother of the girl has been planning
a trip to Mississippi, and this morning the
father told his daughter she must accom-
psny her grandmother to Mississippi,
and they took the $40 o'clock train, and
thus it ends tor the present.
There was row on the square here
this evening in which negro was stabbed
by Ulmer Bancroft, a white boy about
tWenty-one or twenty-five years old. 1t
seems that 8 negro preacher whose name
was not learned came 10 town several
weeks ago and got drunk and going home
ne fell off his horse and young Bancroft
found him in that condition and helped
him up. They got the colored
brother up in the church and had
his trial for that kind Of conduct, and to-
day Bancroft was in town and some Of
the darkeys feeling 4 little indignant
about the affair were talking to Bancroft
and cursed him. Bancroft thus being in
suited, drew his knife and stabbed one OF
L4he negroes in the side. Itls not thought
To be dangerous. Bancroft was arrested
gad gave bond.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-29
DALLAS.
bunting for a Husband-NIonday so be q
Sort of Holiday.

Hunting for a Husband-Monday so be q
Sort of Holiday.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tex, May 2S.-Mrs. Kate
Hunstable, who jumped cut Of her buggy
last evening with her child in her arms,
believing her horse was going 20 back
into train of cars, and caught her skirts
on the dashboard and was dragged
twenty-five or thirty yards, and who was
believed 20 be in critical condition from
injuries received, remained in an unCOn-
sCious condition for eleven hours. This
evening she is resting easy and is entirely
conscious, and no serious danger is ap-
pretended. The child was not hurt.
Mrs. Jennie Owens of Nashville writes
to the sheriff of this county TO inquire il
her husband, John Lewis, is in Dallas.
He Lett her one early morning last win
ter, kissing her goodbye, saying ne
would not return until after dark. She
has received no word from him since. She
does not seem 10 think he is dead. There
had been no trouble between them.
John Carter, alias Carson, was arrested
to-day on an Indictment Of the late grand
jury OF Dallas county, charged with steal
ing $40. c. w. Duncan, also indicted fo-
creating q disturbance, Was arrested and
gave bend.
Tom DOnahow was arrested here to-
day On q capias from Bell county, having
jumped his bond there. He is charged
with assault and battery on the person of
Ed. HopwOOd.
a subscription hiss been raised here 10
send the boy, George Packet, back to his
widowed motner in Kentucky, He is the
lad VINO was cleared of tae charge of
robbing the United States mail.
j. W. Overlook was put under peace
bond to-Gay in the sum of $500, charged
with Whipping his wife. 4
Monday will be pretty much holiday
in Dallas. Extensive preparations nave
been made Tor Decoration Day, while thea
Maifest celebration will be largely at
tended. i number of people aud Ger
man societies of Fort Worth are ex-
pected to participate IN The festivities.